Red Funnel are not having much luck this week.
As well as the disruption to Red Jet over the last week, today a small fire on Red Osprey took place.
The 1600 crossing from Southampton was cancelled as well as the 1730 crossing from Cowes.
A spokesperson for Red Funnel said,
“This afternoon there was a small, contained galley fire on board the 1500 Red Osprey from Southampton. No passengers were injured, and the vessel has now returned safely to Southampton where our crew is currently assisting passengers with disembarking. Emergency services have been called as a precautionary measure to assess and support the situation. In line with standard operating procedure, our crew deployed our emergency protocols, which included the distribution of life vests and instructions to proceed to muster stations.
“As the safety of our passengers and crew is our first priority, the 16:00 sailing from Southampton and 1730 from East Cowes will be cancelled whilst we continue to work with emergency services. Due to the ongoing assessment, we anticipate there may be further disruptions to our sailings today and we will continue to update our live service status. We encourage customers to find alternative travel where possible. We sincerely apologise for any difficulties this may cause to customer journeys and are working toward resuming our normal timetable as quickly and as safely as possible.”
Red Funnel have apologised for the inconvenience to your journey.
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